PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Patent 1373179

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EP 1 373 179 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.10.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(21)	Application number: 02704914.7

(22)	Date of filing: 13.03.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07C 45/50

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2002/001010

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/072520 (19.09.2002 Gazette 2002/38)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.03.2001 GB 0106219

(71)	Applicant: Johnson Matthey PLC
	London SW1Y 5BQ (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	KIRK, Frank, Alfred Easingwold,York YO61 3HY (GB) WHITFIELD, Gordon, Howard Nunthorpe,Middlesbrough TS7 0NA (GB) MILES, David, Hugh Chop Gate,Middlesbrough TS9 7LL (GB)

(74)	Representative: Gibson, Sara Hillary Margaret
	Intellectual Property DepartmentJohnson Matthey CatalystsP.O. Box 1Balasis Avenue Billingham, Cleveland TS23 1LB Billingham, Cleveland TS23 1LB (GB)

(54)	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS